Vol 61 No 12 | NIGERIA New chief, old battles 11th June 2020 President Buhari's top aide Ibrahim Gambari faces an array of rival interests trying to shape the government's direction In the best traditions of international bureaucracy, Ibrahim Gambari, 75, has been consulting widely but quietly as he acclimatises to his new role as President Muhammadu Buhari's chief...
Vol 51 No 5 | NIGERIA On her Majesty's Secret Service 5th March 2010 Wits in Abuja have taken to referring to First Lady Turai Yar’Adua as ‘Her Majesty’ and her coterie of apparatchiks as the ‘Secret Service’. She organised the clandestine...
Vol 66 No 5 | NIGERIAWHO'S WHO Tuggar drives Nigeria’s strategic autonomy 7th March 2025 The appointment of Yusuf Maitama Tuggar as President Bola Tinubu’s Foreign Minister in May 2023 was one of the more imaginative cabinet choices. A former journalist and ambassador...
Vol 51 No 11 | NIGERIA Reformers, politicians and generals 28th May 2010 Three groups are emerging within the governing People’s Democratic Party (PDP).
Vol 65 No 16 | NIGERIA Days of rage protests test Tinubu’s economic plans 1st August 2024 With handouts, political co-option and force of arms, the government aims to face down mounting public anger A month after Kenyan activists forced President William Ruto to drop plans for sweeping tax hikes, President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s government has organised a comprehensive pre-emption campaign against... READ FOR FREE